Olympics on the move: Mobile traffic made up half of the BBC's record online Olympics viewing

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People are increasingly watching live events on mobile phones and tablets (Source: Getty)

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It may have been Team GB's best Olympic medal haul in 100 years, but the Rio Olympic Games smashed mobile viewing records as well.

The BBC has said just under half of the 29.3m users of its BBC Sport live online coverage tuned in via a mobile platform, while the dedicated BBC Sport app accounted for 10 per cent of its Olympics coverage – 2.9m users.

In total the BBC attracted 102.3m viewers online across its BBC Sport website, app, digital TV, so-called red button coverage, and its new 360-degree video service.